RE: Didn't Nero launch Christianity?
April 14, 2019 at 1:15 am
(This post was last modified: April 14, 2019 at 1:22 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Sure, ultimately, the development of the proto christian faith is moot point today - but if you're into the sort of stuff..or you're a believer who has strange ideas about how this all happened (like acro, for example..or pretty much any average christer), it's worth knowing.
They certainly had the high ground when they were handing out cake. The truth on this is better than the fiction, really. Huge demos of the pop had suffered under official abandonment. The early faith filled that void - or, you know..magic man, martyrs, lions and tigers and bears. One set of things is silly fiction, the other is a legitimate and admirable cause and reason for growth. Christianity really did start out as a force for good - which makes it's current state all the more perplexing.
They certainly had the high ground when they were handing out cake. The truth on this is better than the fiction, really. Huge demos of the pop had suffered under official abandonment. The early faith filled that void - or, you know..magic man, martyrs, lions and tigers and bears. One set of things is silly fiction, the other is a legitimate and admirable cause and reason for growth. Christianity really did start out as a force for good - which makes it's current state all the more perplexing.
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